Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 1 time in 10 at 10 am and 2 times in 3 at 6 pm.

Nonstops


Frontier	DFW	CLT	2h 45m	79%	3.8%	262	Flying now
American	DFW	CLT	2h 38m	74%	2.4%	3,594	Flying now
Spirit	DFW	CLT	2h 30m	75%few flights	0.0%	12	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Charlotte on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Charlotte is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 57m Denver	DEN 09:50 → CLT 15:12UA 1633	8h 27m	100%	88%
American Details →	DFW 06:15 → MCO 09:50AA 3173	2h 58m Orlando	MCO 12:48 → CLT 14:45AA 2074	7h 30m	99%	88%
American Details →	DFW 07:51 → TYS 11:13AA 5593 · flown by PSA	1h 47m Knoxville	TYS 13:00 → CLT 14:26AA 5953 · flown by Piedmont	5h 35m	95%	86%
American Details →	DFW 07:00 → PNS 08:57AA 3748 · flown by Envoy	3h 50m Pensacola	PNS 12:47 → CLT 15:43AA 5349 · flown by PSA	7h 41m	100%	84%
United Details →	DFW 05:10 → IAH 06:22UA 2260	1h 03m Houston	IAH 07:25 → CLT 11:02UA 3988 · flown by Mesa	4h 52m	96%	83%
American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	2h 07m Chicago	ORD 13:17 → CLT 16:29AA 3280	6h 59m	99%	83%
American Details →	DFW 06:10 → PHX 06:49AA 1818	1h 41m Phoenix	PHX 08:30 → CLT 15:48AA 1688	8h 38m	93%	82%
American Details →	DFW 06:00 → BNA 08:01AA 3912 · flown by Envoy	2h 19m Nashville	BNA 10:20 → CLT 12:52AA 5083 · flown by PSA	5h 52m	99%	82%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DFW 09:50 → JFK 14:34AA 1766	56m New York	JFK 15:30 → CLT 17:44AA 1294	6h 54m	72%	40%
American Details →	DFW 16:50 → ORD 19:44AA 2474	1h 10m Chicago	ORD 20:54 → CLT 23:59AA 2976	6h 09m	62%	35%
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → MIA 18:24AA 1167	46m Miami	MIA 19:10 → CLT 21:26AA 3131	6h 01m	33%	21%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAH · 1h 03m · leaves 05:10 4%

IAD · 1h 17m · leaves 07:20 6%

TPA · 1h 15m · leaves 07:10 7%

Afternoon and evening

OMA · 47m · leaves 14:25 55%

CHA · 1h 00m · leaves 12:32 57%

MIA · 46m · leaves 14:25 67%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Frontier F9 1334 DFW 05:30 → TPA American AA 2828 TPA 11:56 → CLT Connection details →	2h 47m	7h 23m	99%	86%
American AA 3390 DFW 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2157 ATL 12:20 → CLT Connection details →	3h 07m	6h 35m	100%	84%
United UA 1695 DFW 07:08 → ORD American AA 3280 ORD 13:17 → CLT Connection details →	3h 27m	8h 21m	98%	82%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON